NET EFFECTS: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet Edited by Marylaine Block

Chapter Eight: Up to our Ears in Lawyers: How Librarians Manage the Legal Headaches Caused by the Internet

All Purpose Resources

• ALA Washington Office http://www.ala.org/washoff/
  for issue briefings, news, the irregular newsletter, ALAWON, and more. Click on Issues to find proposed new legislation of interest to librarians.

• Freedom of Information Center at the University of Missouri http://www.missouri.edu/~foiwww/
  This 'reference and research library in the University of Missouri School of Journalism" answers questions about first amendment issues, FOIA, and access to government documents and information

• GODORT Legislation Committee http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/legislation/
  Links to articles, documents, and librarians' testimony on a number of legislative issues and government actions affecting the first amendment, copyright, and public access to information about our government.

• LibraryLaw.com http://www.librarylaw.com/
  Mary Minow, a lawyer and a librarian, explains the laws librarians must abide by.
  
  
  

  Filters and Alternatives

• FAQ on E-Rate and the Children's Internet Protection Act http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/cipafaq.html
  Answers questions about what libraries must do to comply with CIPA following the Supreme Court Decision.

• Free Expression Policy Project: Media Literacy, an Alternative to Censorship. http://www.fepproject.org/policyreports/medialiteracyfull.html

• Guide to Multnomah County Library's Policies Regarding Internet Use http://www.multcolib.org/about/pol-internet.html
  a good public library acceptable use policy

• If We Must Have Filters... http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib182.html
  a post-CIPA-Decision discussion between me and Jay Currie about what features librarians would want in a filtering program

• Internet Filters: a Public Policy Report http://www.ncac.org/issues/internetfilters.html
  A Fall, 2001 study of 19 popular filter programs, by the National Coalition against Censorship. Provides both its own results and quotes from other testers.

• Library Internet Filter Weblog http://www.libraryfilter.blogspot.com/
  "A blog about a possible internet filtering solution for libraries," from Jay Currie (see above).

• Sites Blocked by Internet Filtering Programs http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/mul-v-us/

• WebJunction - Policies and Practices http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=5
  "Tips, guidelines, and best practices to help you develop or improve computer use policies in your library."
  
  
  

  Privacy

• American Library Association. State Privacy Laws Regarding Library Records http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/stateprivacylaws.html
  even if the PATRIOT Act overrides them, it's good to know your own state's policies. The state laws are downloadable in PDF or RTF

• LLRX.com - Library Records Post-Patriot Act (Federal Law) http://www.llrx.com/features/libraryrecords.htm
  an article by lawyer/librarian Mary Minow.

• USA PATRIOT Act Resources
  http://www.evergreen.edu/library/govdocs/hotopics/usapatriotact/index.html

• Taking Back America: USA Patriot Act and Civil Liberties http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzref/patriot-act/
  
  
  

  Copyright and Fair Use

• The UT System Crash Course in Copyright. 2001. http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm#top
  Tutorial for faculty on what they can and can't do, on campus and in distance education: what is fair use, how to find out who owns what, what licensing resources are available, and more.
  
  
  

  Other Issues

• AFFECT http://affect.ucita.com/
  A group of librarians and other concerned citizens opposing UCITA.

• UCITA Stopped, but Librarians Remain Vigilant http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030811-1.shtml
  Sometimes protest works!
  
  
  

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